Stanchion.



L. B. SPAULDING. STANCHION.

AYPLIOATION FILED APR.'7, 1913,

1,1 10,514. Patented Septl15. 1914.

Attorneys THh NORRIS PETERS CO). PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D4 C- Lonnn B. SPAULDING, or rnnx vsvirinn, vnmtonn srnnciiion;

To all whomit may concern Be it known that I,-LREN B. SPAULDING,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Perkinsville, in the county ofWindsor and State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful Stanc-hion, ofwhich the following is a specification; 3 i

One object of the; present invention is to provide novel means for limiting the pivotal movement of the frame of the stanchion when the fetter is in open position.

. With the foregoing and other O ects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in thelcombination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and olaimed,wit being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention can be made within'the scope of what is claimed without departing from'the spirit of the invention. j c

In the drawing :-Figure 1 shows the invention in elevation, the fetter being in open position; .Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 34-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 44 of Fig.

1; Fig. 5 is a fragmental elevation, the view' point in Fig. 5 being 90 remote from the view point in Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective of the upper portion of the pivoted frame of the stanchion.

In the drawing, there is shown a fixed lower support 1 anda fixed upper support 2, the same, ordinarily, being timbers which extend transversely of the stalls adjacent the feed boxes. The invention includes a frame denoted generally by the numeral 3, the frame comprising an upright 4 and transverse arms 5 and 6 secured to the ends of the upright 4.

The upper arm ture and includes a back plate 7, one end of which is secured to the upright 4, there being a butt-block 8 secured to the back plate 7 in the angle defined by the back plate 7 and the upright 4, as seen most clearly in Fig. 6. The outer end of the butt block 8 constitutes a shoulder 9, having functions which will be set forth hereinafter. Secured to the butt block or to any other accessible'portion of the upper arm 5 is a staple-shaped guide 10. In the block 8 or in any otherportion of the upper arm 5 is an opening 15, adapted to receive a shaft 16, the upper end of which is mounted in v Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed A ru 7, 1913. Serial No. 759,503.

prises a back plate 5 is a composite structhe upper support 2. washer 17 may be interposed between the upper support 2and theupper arm 5 of the frame 3. i

The lower jarmfi of the frame 3 odme 18 and a front plate 1 19 the ends of which are secured to the lower end of the upright 4. Interposed between the plates 18 and 19 and engaged-With, the upright 4 is a butt block 20 in which is journaled' the upper end of a shaft 21-,

the lower'end of which is secured to orotherwise mounted in the fixed lower support 1.,

If desired, another washer 17 maybeinten. posed between the lower arm 6 of the frame '3 and the fixed lower support 1.

' Through .the spaced members 18and l9 Patented seems. 19 1.

if desired, a

is' inserted a pivot element 22, constituting,

a support for the lowerend of a fetter 23,.

The fetter 23 maystand in ani open position,

as shown in Fig. 1, or it maybe swung into closed. position, iinto abutment with the shoulder 9. A latch 24 is; pivoted as indi cated at 25 to the upper end of the fetter 2,3,

the latch being mounted toslide in the guide 10. In the lower edge of the latch 24 there is a notch 27, adapted to cooperate with the guide 10, to hold the fetter 23 in closed position. U

Fixed to and upstanding from the lower support 1, or otherwise held against movement, are spaced projections 28. Secured to the outer edge of the fetter 23 is an outwardly extended tongue 29, an attaching element 30 being passed through the upper end of the tongue 29 into engagement with the fetter 23. The lowerend of the tongue 29 terminates ina reduced tip 31. As indicated at 32, the spaced members 18 and 19 of the frame3 are extended beyond the fetter 23 and the lower edges of the members 18 and 19 are beveled ofi as indicated at 33.

When the fetter stands in open position, as shown in Fig. 1, the lower end of the tongue 29 will be swung inwardly, so that the tip 31 of the tongue lies between the prov jections 28. Therefore, when the fetter 23 is in open position, the fra'me3can have but a very limited movement upon the shafts .16 and 21. -When, however, the fetter 23 is tip- 31 "ofthe tongue '29 is swung outwardly so that it no longer lies between the projections 28. Owing to the fact that the lower. edges of the members lSfand 19 are beveled as indicated at 33, the frame 3. may swing independently of. the projections 28 when the fetter 231is in clos'ed position. It is tov be observed that whenthe fetter 23 is swung into an open position, the tongue 29 retires; between the extensions 32 of the members '18 and 19. Consequently, the tongue 29 is held securely against swlnglng movement I) tilted so thatit' no longer stands in vertical alinement with the supports 1 and 2; It is thus possible to locate the frames3 in rela-.

tivelykclose relationto each other,"so that a single operator mayreach over an animal and loosen the fetter 23 which restrains another adjacent animal, it being-unnecessary to stand adjacent each'animal, in order that thesame'may be set free The construction 7 of the device is such'that therestrained animal cannot pass forwardly and stand with i I its feet in the feed box, a contingencytending to cause the fecal lhflttjel tO be deposited upon the'floor ofthestall, instead of in the lie close to the supports 1 and 2, and,

although free pivotal movement of the i frame is provided, the supporting shafts 21 and 16 cannot readilyfbecome bent or j;

broken;

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is I I v In a stanchion, a pivotally mounted frame fincluding spaced members; a fetterpix' oted between the spaced members for mo ernent-.

into open and closed positions with respect to the 'framegatongue applied to the fetter; asecurins; element connecting the tongue with thefetter; a" supportvand'fixed'projec tions on the support withwhich projections and prevent a movement of the securing element. j-

,the'tongueyengages whengtheflfetter is in" an open position, the tonguej'retiring between the spaced members w-hen'the fetter is in ;an open position, whereby'thespacedmerm bers will'actas lateralbraces forthe tongue I thetongue on as my own, I haveh eretoaffixed my ture the presence of "two witnesses;

' L RENBJ l/Vitnesses: a; I I v DAISY-M. MOORE, JOHN G. WVIrLDER. a

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